From the bestselling author of the generation-defining series The Baby-sitters Club comes a series for a new generation! No Allowance?Karen is spending more time at the big house now. And things sure are different! There are tons of people around, and chores to do. Plus, Karen has a new stepmother to get used to. Elizabeth is ok at first. But then Karen gets in big trouble. And it is all her wicked stepmother's fault! Ann M. Martin is the creator of The Baby-sitters Club, which has more than 190 million books in print, making it one of the most popular series in the history of publishing. Her novels include A Corner of the Universe (a Newbery Honor Book), Belle Teal, Here Today, A Dog's Life, On Christmas Eve, and the Main Street and Family Tree series, as well as the much-loved collaborations P.S. Longer Letter Later and Snail Mail No More, with Paula Danziger. Ann lives in upstate New York.